Rhein-Erft-Kreis

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Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting the district of Rhein-Erft-Kreis
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region Cologne
District seat Bergheim
Area 704.5 km²
Population 455,487 (2001)
Pop. density 647 /km²
Licence plate code BM
Web page http://www.rhein-erft-kreis.de

The Rhein-Erft-Kreis is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neuss, district-free Cologne, Rhein-Sieg, Euskirchen, Düren.

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[edit] History

Augustusburg Palace in Brühl, Rhein-Erft-Kreis.
Augustusburg Palace in Brühl, Rhein-Erft-Kreis.

The district in its current borders was created in 1975, when the previous districts Bergheim and Cologne were merged. Becoming effective on November 1, 2003 the district was renamed from Erftkreis to Rhein-Erft-Kreis.

[edit] Geography

The main river in the district is the Erft, which also gave it the name. The Erft flows through the foothills of the Eifel, on the left side of the Rhine river.


[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Bedburg
  2. Bergheim
  3. Brühl
  4. Erftstadt
  1. Frechen
  2. Hürth
  3. Kerpen
  4. Pulheim
  5. Wesseling
  1. Elsdorf


[edit] Coat of arms

Coat of arms The coat of arms shows the lion of Jülich in the left half, as most of the area belonged to the duchy of Jülich. The right side shows the Cologne cross, which stands for the former Cologne district. On top the Erft river is depicted; the Prussian Rhine Province had the same symbol in its coat of arms.

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